An original first edition of “Our Nig; or Sketches From the Life of a Free Black” by Harriet Wilson was recently donated to the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire.
After some restoration, the organization will be displaying the book at its headquarters in Portsmouth.
Wilson was known for her autobiographical work while she was living in 1859. She also sold her work door to door during the time of the Fugitive Slave Act. “Our Nig; or Sketches From the Life of a Free Black” is about Frado, a Black girl who is abused and overworked as an indentured servant to a New England family.
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